Chapter 592: The Truth of the Seal

The surface layer of the silver-gray behemoth was stimulated to produce layers upon layers of illusory doors, each door making the sky above this sea area become even dimmer and adding a bit more brilliance like stars.

This was the seal that had existed originally, now stimulated by Miss "Magician," no longer in a low point affected by the changes of the stars.

Patches of starlight fell, repairing the parts of the seal that had been temporarily destroyed.

Inside the silver-gray behemoth, nearly half of the grayish-white mist forming the "Mad Woman's" human shape had been absorbed by the metal floor, and it was about to sink another section.

Just at this moment, starlight seeped out from the surrounding walls, floor, and ceiling, constituting one after another brilliant door of different shapes. They brought the bending of the void, blocking the influence of the terrifying suction force and repelling the grayish-white mist.

Suddenly, Lu Mian felt the terrifying suction force coming from the depths of the metal tunnel disappear.

He "saw" the flesh "bird's nest," which had sunken to the extreme, expand again, scattering large amounts of brilliant starlight.

This surged toward different places inside the silver-gray behemoth, just like a flood that had broken a dam.

Lu Mian, Mr. K, the corpse of the "Mad Woman," and those items seemed to be rising and falling with the waves in the ocean, just thrown forward, then pushed back, and suffering from the erosion of the sea power.

And that grayish-white phantom without flesh or substance swayed in the vast starlight, becoming increasingly thin, gradually being dispersed, and completely vanishing.

This time, the "power of the sea" didn't erupt from the seabed because the energy channel had been cut off by Miss "Magician," and the seal had closed again and been reinforced.

The illusory Miss "Magician" raised her right hand, pointing toward the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship and that sailing ship, the corresponding scene reflected in her eyes.

The two ships carrying "Hela," Fors, the "Cinderella" demigod, the humanoid sealed artifact, the "Sea Maid," and the remaining assistant priests and sailors suddenly disappeared from the seabed cavity, instantly appearing on the azure sea surface outside the seal, where the sun was bright and there were no waves.

Splash, the azure giant waves like mountain peaks and the emerald seawater like well walls slapped down heavily, filling that seabed cavity.

Immediately after, Lu Mian, Mr. K, the corpse of the "Mad Woman," the "Armor of Arrogance," and the remaining items were reflected in Miss "Magician's" eyes.

She was about to transfer them out from inside the silver-gray behemoth when Lu Mian, who was still wearing the "Torture" boxing gloves, suddenly felt the other place connected to the black hole-like thing in the flesh "bird's nest" "look" at him with a heavy, extremely dense, terrifying, and brilliant aura.

Crack, crack, Lu Mian heard his bones making a shattering sound.

His skull was sinking inward, his ribs were breaking one by one, and his flesh was being compressed layer by layer.

After exploding the power accumulated as a "Ascetic," he, who had become taller, was instantly compressed to be short and thin, with extremely high density.

The extreme pain took a second to reach his brain, and his brain also began to shrink passively.

Another second passed, and Lu Mian broke free from that gaze, floating to the gradually calming mid-air.

In front of Miss "Magician," an illusory book flipped rapidly, and a faint light overflowing with intense life aura sprinkled onto Lu Mian's body, letting the broken bones begin to rebuild, letting the compressed flesh grow rapidly, saving him from the state of being on the verge of death.

Then, this lady threw the pink gold ring embedded with a crimson gemstone from the "Mad Woman" to Lu Mian, letting him reorganize his flesh and restore his original appearance, no longer being a strange human who was short, thin, and heavy.

At the same time, Sangtagang.

"Loki's" figure faded, entering the Spirit Realm, about to "teleport" and leave.

However, a dark, invisible barrier appeared in his "front," blocking his path instantly.

"Loki's" pupils dilated, discovering that he had been trapped in a dark, transparent "sphere" at some point. It seemed to be bent from the void, with "walls" everywhere, and the door was hidden somewhere.

High above, near the seven pure lights of the Spirit Realm, Miss "Magician" hovered there, wearing a wizard's robe with a deep black base dotted with stars.

Her eyes reflected "Loki's" figure, and an illusory book was flipping rapidly in front of her.

She had waited until the last moment to come, just so as not to let "Loki" receive a warning from that Celestial Worthy and have a chance to capture him alive.

As soon as "Loki" understood the current situation, the corners of his mouth curled up, laughing exceptionally exaggeratedly.

Rumble!

His body exploded from the inside out, just like a bomb he could control himself had been planted in his flesh in advance.

"Loki" had eerily succeeded in committing suicide, flesh flying everywhere, his aura vanishing.

Miss "Magician" immediately ended the blockade of that area, sensing and capturing the information "Loki" had left behind in the Spirit Realm.

—The Spirit Realm was the gathering place of all information. Many times, the essence of "divination" was to obtain revelations from the Spirit Realm, and the matter of "resurrection" would inevitably leave corresponding information in the Spirit Realm.

As long as she could find the relevant information in time, Miss "Magician" could track to the place of "Loki's" resurrection and lock onto that ancient castle in the records of the "Hermit Order."

Soon, Miss "Magician" had a harvest.

Her figure disappeared from the heights of the "Spirit Realm," traveling through the endless void darkness filled with symbolic symbols.

The next second, large amounts of grayish-white mist appeared before her eyes.

"Magician" stopped, gazing at this grayish-white mist that seemed to have no boundaries.

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Under the stagnant, dim sky, on the azure ocean without a trace of undulation.

Lu Mian used the ring embedded with a crimson gemstone from the "Mad Woman" to adjust his internal organs, flesh, and bones back to their original state.

Stepping on the wind that felt like substance, Lu Mian, while pulling off the ring that allowed one to use flesh magic, asked Miss "Magician" urgently:

"How are the other two sides?"

While speaking, he felt a strange, hard-to-detect flickering sensation on Miss "Magician."

"Magician" smiled:

"'Loki' was just killed by me, but I failed to stop him from resurrecting, nor did I manage to find his ancient castle while taking the opportunity;

"'Bard' was caught by that 'Gandalf' you deliberately arranged in Milo Village, alive."

Phew... Lu Mian instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he hadn't caught "Loki," being able to consume one of his "resurrections" could also be considered reaching the expected goal.

Moreover, this time, "Ultraman" and "Mad Woman" were completely killed, and "Bard" was captured alive; the results were enough.

—Lu Mian hadn't initially determined who the "Bard" actually was, and didn't even know if he had participated in this Sea Prayer Ceremony operation. He just had a few suspects, including that fake "Viceroy of the Sea" and Juan Oro's grandson, Fernandez, and others. Given that most of the suspects were in Milo Village, he had Gandalf squat there and monitor closely.

Miss "Magician" continued:

"I transferred the others present outside this sea area. I sent that Mr. K from the 'Aurora Order' back to the room he rented in Sangtagang, and the 'Mad Woman's' corpse and items are drifting here."

This holder of the Great Arcana card opened her palm, which was dark, as if forming a small box. Inside the box, the two halves of the "Mad Woman's" corpse and other items were "shrunk" to the size of mosquitoes, slowly floating, as if placed in another world.

Lu Mian froze for a moment, looking toward the bottom of the azure ocean:

"Is it over?"

He had thought that in the end, the silver-gray behemoth would be controlled.

"Otherwise? What could we in the 'Tarot Club' take away that even two Kings of Angels couldn't handle cleanly back then? Unless Mr. 'Fool' has already awakened." Miss "Magician" answered in a humorous tone.

Lu Mian recalled the things inside the flesh "bird's nest" and nodded in agreement.

He asked suspiciously:

"Is the seal on the seabed really a black hole?

"Uh... do you know what a black hole is?"

"I know." Miss "Magician" chuckled, "I also know that the silver-gray thing is a spaceship."

Spaceship... Lu Mian was startled.

But thinking about it again, he found that the silver-gray behemoth was indeed very similar to the spaceships in some of his sister's bedtime stories!

And Miss "Magician" knew what a spaceship was and understood the concept of a black hole!

Can't underestimate the high-ranking figures. The knowledge beyond the era mastered by transmigrators might not be unknown to them... Lu Mian sighed with emotion.

At this time, he discovered that the strange flickering sensation on Miss "Magician" had disappeared.

This holder of the Great Arcana card looked at the seabed:

"That is a black hole in gestation personally created by a certain evil god. It will constantly absorb the surrounding matter and energy, strengthen itself, and eventually become a true black hole.

"During the Fourth Epoch, that evil god should have taken an opportunity to send the black hole prototype in through that spaceship on the seabed, hoping it would develop rapidly and eventually tear apart and swallow the planet we are on, making the barrier lose its reliance and collapse in advance. In that situation, true gods and angels could escape in advance, but after leaving the protection of the barrier, no one knows what kind of encounters they would have.

"Fortunately, Mr. 'Door' and Amon discovered it in time and dealt with it, but they couldn't destroy the black hole that had already initially developed. Any attempt to destroy it or make it lose stability would only make it grow stronger. The only way is to seal it and wait for it to scatter starlight time and time again, weakening itself until it vanishes.

"Of course, it could also be transferred to the starry sky along with that spaceship and thrown into a desolate area, but that would mean Mr. 'Door' would also have to leave the barrier and follow it the whole way to avoid accidents. And it has always been under the gaze of that existence, who even periodically helps it replenish energy through the connection between them. The danger level is imaginable."

So that's how it is... Lu Mian finally understood why it was a seal instead of destruction back then.

He felt a bit curious and repeated a term:

"Mr. 'Door'?"

This sounded very similar to Mr. "Fool."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 593 =====